Advising the senior lenders on the financing of the investment by Omnes on the capital of Biofutur, a group of medical biology analysis laboratories in Ile-de-France, managed by independent medical biologists (primarly LBO).
Omnes has invested €60m in a primary LBO, carried out as a proprietary deal with the Biofutur group, a group of medical biology analysis laboratories in Ile-de-France, managed by independent medical biologists. The latter has significantly reinvested in the deal, alongside funds managed by Omnes’ Mid Cap team: Omnes Croissance 4 and a co-investment vehicle dedicated to the deal, underwritten by fund-of-funds and leading family offices. Biofutur marks the 12th investment from the Omnes Croissance 4 fund.
Every day, more than 6,000 patients are treated at Biofutur by a team of around 500 employees and 60 medical biologists (doctors and pharmacists). The Biofutur group wishes to continue its development thanks, among other things, to the quality of its local medical care and its patient service. In 2019, the group generated €71m in revenues. Since March 2020, Biofutur biologists have been at the heart of the national effort against COVID-19 by carrying out thousands of screening tests, in particular drive-in testing, and in nursing homes, as well as serological analyses.
The 51 sites of the Biofutur group are mainly located in Les Yvelines, the Val d´Oise and La Seine-et-Marne regions of France where the demography is particularly strong. The group has two technical platforms and three emergency centres. These platforms offer a large catalogue of analyses, with over 350 routine and specialty examinations (including medically assisted procreation and toxicology).
Biofutur aims to extend its footprint so as to become a French mid-cap company of national significance. For Omnes, the goal of the deal is to structure a group around an experienced management team and to offer support for its external growth strategy. Several merger opportunities with other groups are already being considered.